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Sailor's Holiday (1944 Film)
''Sailor's Holiday'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by William Berke and starring Arthur Lake, Jane Lawrence and Bob Haymes.Erickson p.383 Plot Cast * Arthur Lake as 'Marblehead' Tomkins * Jane Lawrence as Clementine Brown * Bob Haymes as Bill Hayes * Shelley Winters as Gloria Flynn * Lewis Wilson as Jerome 'Iron Man' Collins * Edmund MacDonald as Fred Baxter * Ann Miller as Ann Miller * Vi Athens as Maid * Eddie Bruce as Radio Announcer * Heinie Conklin as Air Raid Warden * Harry Depp as Photographer * Jack Evans as Mug * George Ford as Ronald Blair * Jack Gordon as Wolfman * Harrison Greene as Justice of the Peace * Dick Jensen as Policeman Swing * Eddie Laughton as Guard * Pat O'Malley as Studio Guide * Joe Palma as King's Guard * Herbert Rawlinson as Director * Harry Semels as King's Guard * Ben Taggart as Director * Harry Tenbrook as Laundry Man * Nick Thompson as Indian * George Tyne as Assistant Director * John Tyrrell as Guard * Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berke
William A. Berke (born October 3, 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – died February 15, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He wrote, directed, and/or produced some 200 films over a three-decade career. Biography Berke broke into motion pictures in 1922 as a writer for silent westerns. For these assignments he used the pseudonym "William Lester." In the early 1930s he formed a partnership with independent producer Bernard B. Ray to make feature films at Ray's Reliable Pictures studio, next door to the Columbia Pictures studio. Berke, now using his own name for screen credits, was equally capable making comedies, mysteries, action adventures, and westerns. In 1942 he joined Columbia, at first directing that studio's Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden westerns, and then branching out into more mainstream fare. In 1944 he moved to RKO Radio Pictures, handling equally diverse pictures including detective fiction (Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison Greene
Harrison Greene (January 18, 1884 – September 28, 1945) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1931 and 1945. The son of a jeweler, Greene was born in Portland, Oregon, but grew up in California. He was a director in addition to performing in vaudeville. He was married to actress Katherine Parker. They performed together as "a team of refined vaudeville entertainers that it would be hard to beat." Selected filmography *''Damaged Lives'' (1933) *'' Central Airport'' (1933) *'' Jail Birds of Paradise'' (1934) *'' St. Louis Woman'' (1934) *'' Sea Spoilers'' (1936) *''Ants in the Pantry'' (1936) * '' Senor Jim'' (1936) * '' Ticket to Paradise'' (1936) *'' Dick Tracy'' (1937) *''Grips, Grunts and Groans'' (1937) *'' The Gladiator'' (1938) *'' Down on the Farm'' (1938) *''New Frontier The term ''New Frontier'' was used by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy Films
American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s, the television industry had become serious competition for the movie industry. The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In the 1970s, black comedies were popular. Leading figures in the 1970s were Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. One of the major developments of the 1990s was the re-emergence of the romantic comedy film. Another development was the increasing use of " gross-out humour". History 1895–1930 Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Comedy Films
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – WWII: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Films
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning '' Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as '' Double Indemnity'', '' Gaslight'' and '' Laura''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *March 10 – MGM's '' A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, is released nationally in the United States. *May 3 – The film '' Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, premieres in New York City. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary, Best Actor for Crosby and Best Original Song for " Swinging on a Star". *May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – ''Cowboy and the Senorita''. *July 20 – '' Since You Went Away'' is released. *August 16–S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackie Whiteford
John Penman "Blackie" Whiteford (April 27, 1889 – March 21, 1962) was an American film actor. Biography In 1903, Whiteford was a seaman between jobs when he was offered a chance to work on '' The Great Train Robbery'' film. That opportunity launched his cinematic career, which he claimed eventually included more than 2,000 films (though more likely to have been several hundred). Paul R. Spitzzeri, "Blackface in Los Angeles: A Photograph of Vaudeville Performer Estelle X. Wills, 1920s", ''The Homestead Blog'', February 11, 2019 Retrieved July 21, 2019 Whiteford appeared in more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tyrrell (actor)
John Edward Tyrrell (December 7, 1900September 20, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 250 films between 1935 and 1947, known for his numerous appearances in the Three Stooges, in a total of 28 shorts with Curly Howard as a third stooge. Career Tyrrell was 16 years old when he became involved in vaudeville, part of the team Tyrrell and Mack. Like many actors in the Stooge comedies, Tyrrell was a salaried contract player. The Columbia stock company was called upon to play incidental roles in practically everything the studio produced: important films, low-budget "B" pictures, short subjects, and serials. (Some of these players graduated to stardom, like Lloyd Bridges, Bruce Bennett, Adele Mara and Ann Doran.) John Tyrrell worked steadily at Columbia Pictures from 1935 to 1946 for 11 years. Occasionally, only Tyrrell's voice would be used, as a radio newsman, public-address announcer, or police-call dispatcher. Tyrrell and fellow stock player Eddie Laughton oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tyne
Martin Yarus (February 6, 1917 – March 7, 2008), better known by the stage name George Tyne, was an American stage and film actor and television director. He was blacklisted in the 1950s, and was indicted for contempt of Congress but subsequently acquitted. Early life and career Tyne, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, began his acting career under the name Buddy Yarus. He used that name when appearing in the 1945 war film '' Objective Burma!'', and in the Laurel and Hardy film '' The Dancing Masters'' (1943). As "George Tyne" he appeared in '' A Walk in the Sun'', ''Sands of Iwo Jima'' and '' Thieves Highway''. Tyne also appeared on Broadway in a number of roles, including the hit 1954 play ''Lunatics and Lovers''. Congressional testimony and prosecution Tyne was blacklisted from the movies in 1951 and from television in 1952, after his name was publicized in congressional committee hearings into alleged Communist infiltration of the entertainment industry. In August 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook (born Henry Olaf Hansen, October 9, 1887 – September 4, 1960) was an American film actor. Henry Olaf Hansen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. His family migrated to the United States in 1892. Under the stage name, Harry Tenbrook, he appeared in more than 330 films between 1911 and 1960. A favorite of John Ford, Tenbrook was a prominent member of the John Ford Stock Company. Only four actors appeared in more Ford films than Tenbrook. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from lung cancer. He was interred at the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California. Filmography * ''The Scarlet Car'' (1917) - Scrapper (uncredited) * ''Thieves' Gold'' (1918) - 'Colonel' Betoski * '' The Third Alarm'' (1922) - Surly Laborer (uncredited) *'' The Danger Rider'' (1924) *'' The Measure of a Man'' (1924) - Charley * ''Capital Punishment'' (1925) - Executioner * ''The Silent Guardian'' (1925) - Job Stevens * '' The Texas Terror'' (1925) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart (April 5, 1889 – May 17, 1947) was an American actor. Taggart's stage experience began in Seattle, and he went on to play leading roles in Washington, Portland, San Francisco, Trenton, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. He was described as "an adept comedian as well as a delineator of the more serious parts." Selected filmography His first movie was ''The Woman Next Door'' in 1915;(24 July 1915)Taggart in Kleine's "Woman Next Door" ''The Moving Picture World'' from 1931 to 1945 he appeared in a number of minor uncredited roles. Credited roles include: * ''The Woman Next Door'' (1915) - Tom Grayson * ''The Fixer'' (1915) - Mr. William Fowler * '' The Sentimental Lady'' (1915) - Tom Woodbury * ''She'' (1917) - Leo Vincey * '' Oh, Boy!'' (1919) - Charles Hartley * ''The Hidden Light'' (1920) - Victor Bailey * '' Mammy'' (1930) - Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Kick In'' (1931) - Detective Johnson (uncredited) * ''Newly Rich'' (1931) - Mr. Black (uncredited) * '' Smart Money'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Semels
Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 film between 1917 and 1946. Career Semels appeared in his first film in 1917. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing in several Three Stooges shorts including '' Disorder in the Court'', '' Wee Wee Monsieur'' and '' Three Little Sew and Sews''. He also appeared in feature films like '' Road to Morocco'', '' The Princess and the Pirate'' and '' The Kid from Brooklyn''. A versatile character actor, Semels often appeared as villains, waiters, soldiers, lawyers, et al. Personal life Semels was Jewish and had two children, Ruth and David, who was killed in action during World War II. Death Semels died of a heart attack on March 2, 1946, in Hollywood, California. He was 58 years old. Selected filmography *'' Here Comes the Bride'' (1919) *'' A Fallen Idol'' (1919) *'' Bound and Gagged'' (1919) *''The Black Secret'' (1919) *'' Pirate Gold'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films. Early life Rawlinson was born in New Brighton, Cheshire, England, UK on 15 November 1885. He was one of the four sons and three daughters of Robert Theodore Rawlinson and his wife Emily. He sailed to America on the same ship as Charlie Chaplin to establish himself as a leading man in the silent movies before making the transition as a character actor in the "talkies". Recognition For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Herbert Rawlinson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6150 Hollywood Blvd on 8 February 1960. Personal life Rawlinson married Roberta Arnold in 1917. They divorced in 1923 in which he had cited desertion. He married Loraine Abigail Long in 1924 and divorced in 1927. He was later married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
